Loki-Schmidt Botanic Garden
Overview
The Japanese Garden in the Loki-Schmidt-Garten is part of the Botanical Garden of the University of Hamburg at Klein Flottbek. The garden’s plant-geographical section presents different natural regions, including East Asian areas with Japanese and Chinese garden sections. The Loki-Schmidt-Garten is a public botanical garden and is open daily, with seasonal closing times.
History
The Botanical Garden of Hamburg was originally founded in 1821, but the present outdoor site at Klein Flottbek belongs to the newer botanical garden development. The garden was known as the Neuer Botanischer Garten until it was renamed Loki-Schmidt-Garten in 2012. The Japanese Garden is specifically described in available summaries as a Japanese garden designed by Yoshikuni Araki, placed within the plant-geographical section of the garden.
Design features
The Japanese Garden belongs to the East Asian / plant-geographical part of the botanical garden. The wider garden includes East Asian plant material such as bamboo, rhododendron, Japanese maple, cherry blossom and magnolia. It should be treated as a botanical Japanese garden section rather than as a standalone historic Japanese estate garden.
Garden elements
Bridges
Waters and islands
Stones
Other elements
Current status
Extant Japanese garden within the Loki-Schmidt-Garten, the botanical garden of the University of Hamburg. It is publicly accessible during botanical garden opening hours and forms part of the garden’s plant-geographical / East Asian display areas.